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vi Search for text, Replace with <CR> or control character.
Greetings,

Using vi, how can I change the following text:
-I/myviews/nexus_7400rel/vobs/nexus/platforms/97400/include -I/myviews/nexus_7400rel/vobs/nexus/modules/i2c/7400/include -I/myviews/nexus_7400rel/vobs/nexus/modules/surface/7400/include

Into this:
/myviews/nexus_7400rel/vobs/nexus/platforms/97400/include
/myviews/nexus_7400rel/vobs/nexus/modules/i2c/7400/include
/myviews/nexus_7400rel/vobs/nexus/modules/surface/7400/include

The first text is a contiguous string with spaces and "-I" separating the lines of include paths (yes, this is from a "C" makefile output).

I want to search for all the occurances of " -I", and replace with a carriage return (or linefeed) using vi. This is for vi on a Linux system.

The search portion is easy: :g/ -I/s// (what goes here?)/g

It's the "what goes here?" part that I need help with.

Any answers or alternative solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Omega949
 
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smp_conf_general

SMP_CONF_GENERAL(8)						     SMP_UTILS						       SMP_CONF_GENERAL(8)

NAME

       smp_conf_general - invoke CONFIGURE GENERAL SMP function

SYNOPSIS

       smp_conf_general   [--connect=CO]   [--expected=EX]   [--help]	[--hex]   [--inactivity=IN]   [--interface=PARAMS]   [--nexus=NE]  [--raw]
       [--sa=SAS_ADDR] [--verbose] [--version] SMP_DEVICE[,N]

DESCRIPTION

       Sends a SAS Management Protocol (SMP) CONFIGURE GENERAL request function to a SMP target. The SMP target is identified  by  the	SMP_DEVICE
       and  the  --sa=SAS_ADDR.  Depending  on	the  interface,  the SAS_ADDR may be deduced from the SMP_DEVICE.  With one interface there is one
       SMP_DEVICE per machine so the SMP_DEVICE,N syntax is needed to differentiate between HBAs if there are multiple present.

OPTIONS

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options as well.

       -c, --connect=CO
	      sets the "update STP maximum connect time limit" flag and the corresponding "STP maximum connect time limit" field to CO. Unit of CO
	      is 100 microseconds. A CO of zero is taken to mean no maximum connection time limit.

       -E, --expected=EX
	      set  the	'expected  expander  change  count'  field in the SMP request.	The value EX is from 0 to 65535 inclusive with 0 being the
	      default value. When EX is greater than zero then if the value doesn't match the expander change count of the SMP	target	(i.e.  the
	      expander) when the request arrives then the target ignores the request and sets a function result of "invalid expander change count"
	      in the response.

       -h, --help
	      output the usage message then exit.

       -H, --hex
	      output the response in hexadecimal.

       -i, --inactivity=IN
	      sets the "update STP bus inactivity time limit" flag and the corresponding "STP bus inactivity time limit" field to IN. Unit  of	IN
	      is 100 microseconds. A IN of zero is taken to mean no bus inactivity time limit.

       -I, --interface=PARAMS
	      interface  specific  parameters.	In this case "interface" refers to the path through the operating system to the SMP initiator. See
	      the smp_utils man page for more information.

       -n, --nexus=NE
	      sets the "update STP SMP I_T nexus loss time" flag and the corresponding "STP SMP I_T nexus loss time" field to NE. Unit	of  NE	is
	      one  millisecond. A NE of zero is taken to mean a vendor specific amount of time; a NE of 65535 means the port shall never recognize
	      an I_T nexus loss.

       -r, --raw
	      send the response to stdout in binary. All error messages are sent to stderr.

       -s, --sa=SAS_ADDR
	      specifies the SAS address of the SMP target device. Typically this is an expander. This option may not be needed if  the	SMP_DEVICE
	      has the target's SAS address within it. The SAS_ADDR is in decimal but most SAS addresses are shown in hexadecimal. To give a number
	      in hexadecimal either prefix it with '0x' or put a trailing 'h' on it.

       -v, --verbose
	      increase the verbosity of the output. Can be used multiple times

       -V, --version
	      print the version string and then exit.

CONFORMING TO

       The SMP CONFIGURE GENERAL function was introduced in SAS-2 .

AUTHORS

       Written by Douglas Gilbert.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <dgilbert at interlog dot com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Douglas Gilbert
       This software is distributed under a FreeBSD license. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A  PARTICULAR  PUR-
       POSE.

SEE ALSO

       smp_utils, smp_rep_general(smp_utils)

smp_utils-0.93							   January 2008 					       SMP_CONF_GENERAL(8)